A slew of helpful websites and mobile apps make paying or getting a refund from Uncle Sam easier than ever.
Should We Ban Handheld Smartphone Maps While Driving? California Court Thinks So
It’s weird out there and getting weirder: A California court just ruled that screwing around with your phone’s map app while driving ought to be as illegal as texting or using the device without a handsfree solution.
You’re Doing It Right: Early Webcam Monitored a Coffee Pot
In 1991, a group of enterprising students cobbled together a webcam that monitored a pot of coffee, relaying the grainy image across the computer lab’s local network three times every minute.
Reminder: 4K Media Players Are Ridiculously Expensive, Too
For those who can afford to spend $5,000 or more on an Ultra HD television, another $699 for a 4K media player is probably chump change. Or so the logic goes at Sony.
Rumor: ‘Expensive’ Xbox Reveal in May, Cheaper Xbox 360 Also in the Offing
What if Microsoft released not one but two new Xbox consoles: one designed to cater to boutique next-gen spenders, another more palatable, price-wise, if not as forward-looking?
Report: Google Fiber Coming to Austin as Cities Race to Boost Web Speeds
America’s weirdest city is apparently about to get wired. Google Fiber is coming to Austin, Texas, according to multiple reports.
Windows Blue and the Rise of Ultramobiles
Later this year, Microsoft will introduce an upgrade to Windows 8, code named Windows Blue. It will be quite an important update to the current version of the company’s PC operating system.
TechnologizerRobotics
FIRST Robotics Competition: Students Teaching Robots, and Vice Versa
Segway inventor Dean Kamen’s annual contest inspires high-school students to build some spectacular robotic athletes.
TechnologizerSecurity & Privacy
More on Facebook Home Privacy
Facebook has responded to concerns about its new Facebook Home interface for Android.
The T-Mobile iPhone: How to Do the Math
Here’s how to run the numbers to see if you can get a good monthly deal on the T-Mobile iPhone.
An Always-Online Console? ‘Deal With It’ — Microsoft Studios Creative Director Kicks the Hornet’s Nest
Microsoft Studios’ creative director Adam Orth sort of walked into it yesterday on Twitter.
TechnologizerSmartphones
My First Twelve Questions About Facebook Home
Some initial musings on Facebook’s custom Android interface, along with a few answers from Facebook.